Areas of Research
Fractional Order Dynamics
Study of complex system dynamics. Development of new electronic components with constant or adjustable phase. Application to control systems.
Faculty:
- Gary Bohannan
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Devices
Design, synthesis and characterization of new materials for electrooptic and magnetic device applications.
Faculty:
- Russell Lidberg
- Donald Neu
- Tim Vogt
Liquid Crystals
Experimental determination of structure and phase transitions in liquid crystals.
Faculty
- Zengqiang “John” Liu
Mechanical Design and Analysis
Mechanical design of materials and manufacturing processes for product development. Mechanical testing and failure analysis of materials.
Faculty
- Covey, Steven
Surface Chemistry
Physical surface chemistry of metal oxides.
Faculty:
- Sarah Petitto
Theory and Computational
Subatomic dynamic modeling involving computation of intermediate and high energy heavy-ion (nuclear) collisions.
Faculty:
- Kevin Haglin
